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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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